St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-01
LICENSING CONDUCTORS.
A Bill to Be introduced in Con-
gress Looking to That End.
Special 10 the Globe.

A Bill to Be introduced in Con-
gress Looking to That End.
Special 10 the Globe.
CEDAR RAPIDS, To-, Nov. 30.-Chief
Conductor c. S. Wheaton, of the Order
of Railway Conductors, has gone to
Washington to push through congress
bill which has received the approba-
ton of all the officers of the order. 1t
is the proposed bill for licensing rail
way conductors. The idea of the bill is
that all roads of interstate proportions
should have nothing but licensed con-
ductorS on them, so that inefficient men
cannot get into the service on account
of favOritism of officials. The bill pro-
videS that on the lst day of July, 1889,
no railway company within the United
States which is of interstate impOr-
lance shall permit any railway con-
ductor to have charge of train, unless
such person is licensed, as provided for
by this bill. The bill calls for a chief
examiner, who shall be appointed by
the president. by and with the advice
and consent of the senate, and shall be
selected with reference to his fitness
and ability to systemic and carry into
effect all the provisions of the law with
reference to licensing railway conduct
Ors, and vino shall have had not less
than
FIVE YEARS EXPERIENCE
as conductor of a railroad train. The
chief examiner shall have, under the
direction of the secretary of the treas
ury, the right to appoint supervising
examiners, who shall also be eXper-
fenced railway conductors. The salary
of the chief examiner is to be $500 a
nnd his raoSnnohin frauaIinor nv
penses, or mileage at 10 cents a mile in
CURED in the performance of his duty.
The supervising examiners shall have
salary of $500 per year, their mile
age at the same. The chief examiner
and the supervising examiners shall
constitute the national board, which
shall meet each year in the city of
Washington. the second Wednesday of
January. They shall divide the United
States into districts, and each district
shall have district examiner under the
supervision of the supervising exami-
ners. They shall be appointed by the
chief examiner and shall receive a sal
airy OF $1,000 per year.
THE CHIEF EXAMINER
and the supervising examiners may. if
the secretary of the treasury sees fit, be
provided with clerk, whose salary
shall be $1,000 per year. Intemperance
and the lack of service as conductor on
some road disqualifies any one from Oc
cupying any of these positions. The
district board will license the railway
conductors. The license depends upon
the character and habits of the con-
ductOr, his capacity, experience and
skill. The license is issued for one
year, but can be revoked upon satisfac-
tory proof of bad conduct, incapacity,
incorporate habits, indttentiOn to du-
ties or wilIful violation of any of the
provisions of the act. No conductor
shall be licensed who has not had GER
tain term of experience as conductor
or brakeman. Whenever the board re-
fuses to grant license, the applicant
can file demurrer and in thirty days
may have his case examined by such
supervising examiners as the district
board shall furnish.
A CHECK.
One board of district examiners can
not license man who has been rejected
by another district. The bill provides
for the reports that the supervising eX-
aminers must compile to be submitted
to the national board each year. Each
OF the examiners must execute proper
bond. to be approved by the secretary
of the treasury. The salaries of Thea
chief examiner and the other examiners
and clerks provided for by this act are
to be paid out of the revenue received
into the treasury from fees received for
violation of the provisions of this act.
Any railway company or officer or agent
of any railway company violating the
provisions of this act will be liable to a
fine of $500. Every railway conductor.
who shall receive a license as provided
for, and employed upon any railway,
shall wear upon his person badge pro-
vided by the board of examiners, bear
ing the word conductor" and the num-
Der of the license and the district in
which the license was issued. A license
is to cost not more than 50.